CanadaBuys #BC232080

Post-Harvest Apple Storage Advisory Services for BC Packinghouses

This opportunity seeks expert advisory services to improve post-harvest apple storage for British Columbia packinghouses, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food: - Government buyer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Government of Canada), administered by VGN Resources Group Inc. - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - Services requested: - Post-harvest apple storage advisory and extension services for up to 8 packinghouses - Technical support on harvest maturity assessment, fruit receiving, pre-storage conditioning, and storage management (including regular and controlled-atmosphere) - Prevention and management of physiological storage disorders - Assessment of current handling and storage practices to identify opportunities for reducing quality deterioration and storage losses - Technical review and validation of the Apple Post-Harvest Best Practices Guide - Participation in knowledge-transfer activities (seminars, webinars) - Notable requirements: - Site-specific, technical, and practical support tailored to each packinghouse - Involvement in both direct technical assistance and broader knowledge dissemination - No mention of specific products, part numbers, or OEMs; focus is on specialized expertise and advisory services

Description

VGN Resources Group Inc. will act as the Program Administrator for projects under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's extension programming for environment and climate change. The supplier will provide specialized post-harvest apple storage advisory and extension services to support selected British Columbia apple packinghouses and the Ministry’s Tree Fruit Specialist. Services include site-specific technical support focusing on harvest maturity assessment, fruit receiving, pre-storage conditioning, storage management, and prevention of storage disorders. The supplier will assess current handling and storage practices, identify opportunities to reduce quality deterioration and losses, and provide technical review for an Apple Post-Harvest Best Practices Guide. Participation in knowledge-transfer activities such as seminars or webinars may also be required.

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